Suzanne Olson-Hyde's Discussions

I have previously sent in some info on the blog Where Do You Live - which is in Australia. I have just received an email from a Journalist-Comedian named Catherine Deveny. She has been on TV on…Continue

Hi to all fellow Atheists - I'm from Australia, and I can tell you Australians are generally very tolerant of Atheists. Our newly elected Prime Minister is female - and AAAtheisTTTT - BUT, she is…Continue

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"r@Ann - As you noted, I was most borrowing tired arguments from religious people who don't understand Atheism. I'm aware that "There are no "central ideas of Atheism".
The one and only thing that an Atheist agrees on…"

"@Angela - Ah, that's the crunch - my ex didn't love his children, as so many thousands of supposedly civilized human beings do - when one loves a child - any child - one will do anything for them that is honest and true - they were just an…"

"Clever lad - he is a Brit - but am sooo happy he likes Australia and calls it home - if only there were more like him - Unapologetic, calling out he lies and hypocrisy of xianity - what could be better. Thanks Arch - need to listen to sanity and…"

"and all with trying to do the right thing, and not slag off at the biological father, when he is a hypocrite of the fort order.
Her choice of partner is not her children's problem - she chose the deadbeat hypocrite--
Absolutely right -…"

"Good men ARE most definitely vital for children, and women. But even more important, is for good 'people' to involved with children - hetero, gay, whatever, We need the good men on our side - it is the only way that women will move forward…"

"@Angela - You don't explain empathy to a child - you show them - I don't think there is too much of anything to teach a baby before 12 months old, maybe your kids were a lot brighter than mine - mine were as dumb as a rock - but from the…"

"I mean, they know that 'religion is the opium of the masses right? -
There ya go - hit it right on the head - if religion gives solace to mothers watching their babies die in front of them - if they need to think that there is a better after…"

"Robert @ Archy - Yayyy - Women need guys like you - you must have to carry a stick around keeping the women at bay - In Kenya, women are being 'allowed' education, the total number of female politicians is on the rise, which is good - as…"

"Smart lad - Ricky Gervais - it is a classic quote - not stale at all, and needs to be stated as often as possible - to inspire new Atheists. Same with Sam Harris quotes, Christopher Hitchens quotes, etc. etc. - they are all good.
Thanks for…"

"@RobertPiano - The man who understands women - self-assured, confident - gets the women - inadequate males are the ones who put women down, and that is what the bible is all about. As you say, blokes like to brag etc. but that is men :)
The…"

"The problem with the jesus of the bible, he is moody, vengeful and vitriolic.
There is so much in the bible that is hatred, and I would not want my children, to read, supposedly, how god loves them, jesus loves you, and then carry on murdering…"

"@Strega - this is taken from a comedy show in Australia, called the Gruen Planet - a section when a question is asked ' What would Putin do? - or What would Kim Jong Un do? It is a patronising question on what evil people, when they rule by…"

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Your Religious Status

Atheist

About Me:

I started questioning religion when I was around ten years old. I was 'married' to a xian for 20 years, have three brilliant children - divorced. Have for the last 20 odd years lived de facto. Am so pleased more Atheists are banding together to counter argue religion. I used to be a quiet Atheist, but found I had to have very logical discussions, and make a christian understand that they had to convince me of god, not the other way around. They want to believe in fairies (if only) or whatever, go for it. Leave me out of the delusions, and do no harm.

I actually wouldn't care what people believe in. It is when it intrudes on everybody's life, puts fear into the heads of children, makes people feel they have sinned with man made rules, intrudes into secular schools, the charlatans and soothsayers earning heaps from gullible people,then there are the hierarchies of all religions, who simply cannot believe in a higher power, when in fact they are committing Crimes Against Humanity, and raking in millions, while they hide behind the cloth, the cross, and a big smile.

The denigration of Evolution and Science - That is the deal breaker - Religion keeps people dumb, it keeps people in a narrow bubble of information. Religious people of all persuasions don't do any research on how their particular religion came into being.

Atheists do research and do care.

Age

59-64

Relationship Status

In a Relationship

Why are you here?

We need teamwork to overcome the xians and fundamentalists that are so vocal, hypocritical, anti-evolution and becoming more violent and abusive, all in the name of religion. To expose the fact that 'good people' can kill, maim, rape, torture all in the name of their god.

All religions rely on the naive, the faithful, the fearful, to prop up their particular cult, while the CEO's, the hierarchy, get more power and of course, more money,

The more Atheists the merrier.

The religion you left

Catholic

Why you left your religion.

General hypocrisy of the church, the rampant pedophilia perpetrated by members of the catholic church, and then the systematic cover up of these Crimes against Humanity, how the different religions turned into a business, when they realized how much money and power they could engender. The violence, crimes, fraud, misogyny and war done in the name of religion made me start to question the bible, at Catechism class. Ah, the Mysteries of God were abundant. That started me on the road to really analyze the Bible. In some of the posts, people don't like being given the label Atheist, but it has to start somewhere. The more 'Atheists' to come out of the closet, the better.

We have to call ourselves something that joins us all.

Like Gays, the more that come out, people will realize just how many we are.

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It's an accelerated program, 4 classes in one semester. Yes we will be writing our own vows, but they will contain promises one would make to a sworn brother as well as a lover. Because we are just that. Best friends, Brothers, and Lovers. He is my equal and other half, and I love him with all my heart.

Right now I'm focused on getting through my AutoCAD classes and getting a good job. Then I'm going to sponsor his move to the US and we'll go from there. This might take a year or more, and if Texas does a complete 180 on it's marriage views, that'll be great, otherwise, the nearest state we could go to would be Iowa, and I'd have to get in touch with a wedding planner or coordinator and find a suitable venue. I'd like to get a Renaissance Faire so I don't have to go through the trouble of finding people to come, but those usually have packages that don't allow for deviations, and they're usually very cookie cutter. I have something very specific in mind. And my husband to be has some very specific armor he wants to wear, not costume grade either.

Grin - he's a creep, but I was going to find a damn site if it killed me. Soon as I realised I should search paedo rather than pedo, it was all there. Now Arch has quoted extensively fro the link I gave and SteveInCo is on to him too. He is the slimy type. We can't win, because what's the prize? Bob as an atheist? ugh. Your posts are great, but he will wriggle because he has to. What a vile specimen of a human! Makes you glad we aren't associated with him.

Remember that if you drag a white glove through a muddy pool, it's never the mud that gets glovey. I was close to vomiting over my last post, and I don't want to deal with his response. I'm leaving that to Kris and H3xx. He is the seedy epitome of exactly what he represents.

I'm assuming you mean this blank entry. Ning did an update to their software two days ago, suspending site access. Since then a few weird anomalies seem to have occurred. Hawk posted that a flood of Facebook TA posts appeared, that dated back a couple of years. Unfortunately there isn't a way to capture text lost in the ether. Very frustrating, particularly as you post such thoughtful posts. Fortunately it doesn't happen often. If I write a long post, just before I hit 'submit, I highlight it and hit 'copy'. It's saved me once, but that was still worth it for me.